{
  "id": 19295781,
  "title": "Cast your vote for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/cast-your-vote-for-bbc-womens-footballer-of-the-year-2026-19295781",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T06:30:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cast-vote-bbc-womens-footballer-063027658.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The BBC has launched voting for its Women's Footballer of the Year 2026 award. Five players are in the running, with the final winner to be announced alongside the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The voting closes on November 18 at 09:00 GMT. The contenders are Temwa Chawinga from Malawi, Ewa Pajor from Poland, Alexia Putellas from Spain, Alessia Russo from England, and Khadija Bunny Shaw from Jamaica. The award, now in its 12th year, covers the period from September 2025 to September 2026. The players were nominated by coaches, journalists and former professionals. Voting is open to fans worldwide.",
  "summary": "Voting is now open for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2026, with five players on the shortlist.",
  "key_points": [
    "BBC launches voting for Women's Footballer of the Year 2026 award",
    "Five players in running: Chawinga, Pajor, Putellas, Russo, Bunny Shaw",
    "Voting closes November 18 at 09:00 GMT"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Opening the ballot to a global audience allows fans to directly influence which elite international talent receives recognition alongside the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year honors.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Cast your vote for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/cast-your-vote-for-bbc-womens-footballer-of-the-year-2026",
        "published": "2026-11-10T06:24:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}